New Leaders gets a new leader, schools make progress under NCLB

MOVING IN, ONMaggie Blinn, former deputy chief officer of CPS’ Office of Principal Preparation and Development, has replaced April Ervin as executive director of New Leaders for New Schools in Chicago.

MAKING PROGRESS This year, more schools across Illinois failed to meet achievement targets set by the federal No Child Left Behind Act: 31 percent, compared to 24 percent last year. The following nine CPS schools are among 35 statewide that bucked the trend, however, making significant improvement for each of the past two years: Agassiz Elementary, Brentano Math & Science Academy, Caldwell Academy of Math & Science, Cleveland Elementary, Columbus Elementary, Peabody Elementary, Sumner Math & Science Academy, J.N. Thorp Elementary, and Twain Elementary.

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Chicago Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro is leaving CPS to become executive director of Advance Illinois, while Theresa Hawley has stepped down from her position as executive director of the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development.

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Founded on the heels of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, The Chicago Reporter confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism. Our mission is national but grounded in Chicago, one of the most segregated cities in the nation and a bellwether for urban policies.